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Complaining about the present is fine. Thinking the remedy is to completely ignore the future is unrealistic. Common, but unrealistic...

Especially in the last couple weeks. Because in December and January, the two biggest acquisitions were so noteworthy that we barely ever even talk about the "impact" expected from Perez and Peraza....

Well, I called the argument stupid. I’ll cop to that being too harsh, but it is being short-sighted. I apologize, and don’t think you or your opinions are stupid. It's not my job to tell you what offends you; it'a my job to respect those limits. Now criticizing and disagreeing with that viewpoint is fair (and should be done with more courtesy). As fans, we have the luxury of saying “let’s worry about 202x when it gets here and not one second before.” As a GM, Bloom does not have that luxury. We will always be looking at this from a different viewpoint. And we don’t really even always fully understand his. If Bloom every read my posts -any of them - his first thought might be “what a f***ing bonehead. Does he even remotely understand my job?” And let’s face it, that response is infinitely more likely than him ever saying “hey, this guy gets it and has a great understanding of what I need to do.” But on your post, I do think it is short-sighted. And Pedroia, who arguably was on a Hall of Fame track himself - is a prime example of how little fans appreciate what a player has done and why he got that contract in the first place when said player becomes a financial hamstring blocking upgrades in other areas. The Sox hopefully get Mookie back. My guess is, without the reset and without dumping half of Price, there was zero chance of this happening. However, with both of those accomplished, the chances of signing Mookie to a lengthy, overpaid contract went from 0% to some number greater than 0. In short, they improved. And hopefully more than marginally...

Not to mention the whole “WE WOULD GET TO WATCH A HALL OF FAMER!” argument just proves any point that fans are solely into the present and quickly forget the past and believe the future needs to be ignored until it gets here. Is this supposed to be a novelty? The Sox had Hall of Farmers in left field for 50 STRAIGHT SEASONS! We’ve seen them. Also, those 50 years resulted in zero titles...

Don’t make stupid arguments like this. Dustin Pedroia took a hometown discount and fans STILL think he needs to retire so the team an access his salary, which is about ONE THIRD of Betts’ reported asking price...

If I’m the Mets, I’m ok with swapping Smith for Workman, but not so keen on depleting my starter depth...

Multiple...

Unless an injury just makes him completely fall off a cliff performance-wise at a relatively young age, like Grady Sizemore...

One could also argue the reverse. Not extending Eovaldi, Sale and Bogaerts (although that extension is awesome. He’s only included because I don’t want to pick and choose.) then the Sox would easily have kept Mookie and my had to worry about Price either. And they’d be just as many pitchers short as they are now. (Since Eovaldi is such a question mark anyway.)

His Red Sox fan father named him Jeter? This could should be named Nomaah Downs!!

If Mookie had a $40mill AAV, it would be $79mill. It all depends on the stating point (and how much is actually over)...

For maybe 3 starts? The Sox already have Sale and Eovaldi as question marks. In 6 seasons, Taijuan Walker has started more than 5 games 3 times.

No truer words have ever been typed on this forum...

It really depends on what the ranking is based on. Is it likelihood of making the Majors? Is it likelihood of contributing in the Majors?

Not sure why everyone thinks this is the end of JBJ. I still think Pillar is the new Jonny Gomes/Chris Young type player, assuming he ever actually signs...

But the point isn't whether or not Mookie will be worth it. He won't. Not for the duration. The point is the Sox do apparently have some sort of budget and because of alot of mistakes in the recent past, getting Mookie into it right now is not possible. If Mookie signed for $35million, and the Sox still had Price, his entire contract falls into the 95% tax rate, meaning the Red Sox are paying $68.3million for Betts, not $35million. (I expect some sort of correction on my numbers from Bellhorn.) Is $68.3 million the market value for Betts? When will it be? Next year, with no penalty, the Sox can at least go over again with a much lower tax rate on his deal...

The problem is the new media model. WAy back when, newspapers fact checked and double checked stories before going to print, which happened at the same time everyday. Now in this era of 24 hour news channels and internet news sights and opinionated bloggers, being "fast and first" and getting the most clicks takes priority over accuracy. After all, the more clicks, the more advertising revenue. And news needs to be released as it happens when it happens. The fact-checked corrections can come out later, in what I call the Microsoft Model, named after the way Microsoft intentionally releases faulty software in order to meet their scheduled date, and then just creates "patches" to fix the product later. The danger in this new Microsoft Model is that in between the original story and the fact-checked version, there are far too many hits on the stories, and far too many eyes that have already been on too many internet discussions and rumors and forums and overall circulation, etc. And not everyone reads or believes the corrections in the wake of all the original versions proliferating around them. It's in this gray area between original version and fact-checked version that a lot of conspiracy theorists live...

It is a longshot, but it is still a shot. There was just too much of a mess made by Dombrowski...

Wong is below Chatham? That doesn't bode well. Chatham is likely a utility infielder at best. That's not necessarily a bad thing; it means he might actually make the majors. But I had higher hopes for Wong's actual hitting. I know there are issues regarding where he can actually play, however...

As I am not allowed into that room anymore (long story), I can't say the Red Sox did not make such a counteroffer...

Or, f the Sox had extended him, then the Red Sox would be criticized for extending Mookie and watching him turn into Pedroia 2.0...

Also applies if he got hurt...

Except that the lowballing of Lester was criminally below market. I don't think offering Mookie the $200 mill and $300mill offers fall into the same category.

I can see that choice, but if are looking for the most recent, Yaz and Conigliaro came along later. I think Bagwell is the most recent Hall of Famer to come up through the system...

OK now you got me...